PAGE TWENTY Women's Affairs In Dean Weston's Office "The dean of women's office, located in 105 Old Main is a personnel center." This is the definition of the office as written in the official University bulletin. But in reality, the office functions in a warmer and more friendly manner than a pro fessional personnel center. Pearl 0. Weston, dean of Tice. She is a liaison between ling major infractions of Univer sity rules with women and par ents, she looks into major policy making cases that effect any - and all women. Miss Weston was appointed dean in 1946, and from 1943 to 1946 she was assistant dean of wo men to Miss Charlotte Ray. In addition to her office activi ties, Dean Weston is a member of All-University Cabinet and All- University Sen'ite. Her office is open at all times to any student who wants to see her about stud ies, personal problems, or voca tional guidance. Orientation Program All freshman women are given an opportunity to meet personally with the dean and her staff by means of the teas that are held in Dean Weston's office from 4 d - if the Pearl 0. Weston Dean of Women week during the school year. Each week invitations are sent out to small groups - of freshman women. Hatwomen and members of Wo men's Student Government Asso ciation assist at the teas. There is also an assistant dean of women in charge of housing in the office. This department is in charge of making room assign ments in the seven living units and cottages for undergraduate women. Freshman assignments are made before the student arrives on campus to avoid further confusion and trouble. It is a responsibility of assistant dean in charge of hous ing to assign roommates to those students who request them. The only knowledge Ole has about the individuals is from personality slc.l)tches sent in by the women. Room assignments for upperclass women are made in the spring by drawing numbers in relation to class standing. Assists Dean Weston • Edith G. Zinn, assistant to the can of women in charge of fresh man women and freshman activi ties, served in this capacity from 1947 to 1950. She returned to the University last fall after a four year absence which she spent at East Carolina College, Greenville, N.C., and Meredith College, Ral eigh, N.C. Miss Zinn is supervisor for Orientation Week, planned to acquaint freshmen with their new environment, to make them feel at case and comfortable in new sur roundings, and to help them adjust more quickly to University life. Women's Honorary In addition to supervising the Orientation Week program, Miss Zinn is adviser to Alpha Lambda Delta, national freshman women's honorary society, Chimes, junior woman's hat society, Freshman Council, and Leonides, indepen dent woman's organization. She is also co-adviser to WSGA Senate. Miss Zinn conducts personal consultations with all freshman women to acquaint herself with the women on campus and to make recommendation an d reference files for future use. She also helps girls find jobs as checkers in the living units, in part-time work in the dean of women's office, and THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA women, has an executive position and sets policies for the of the administration and women students. In addition to hand- Tryouts Planned For Thespians' Original Revue Tryouts for the Penn State Thespians fall original revue, "Take Ten," have been scheduled for 7 to 9:36 p.m. next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in 410 Old Main. The revue will be presented on homecoming weekend, Oct. 13-15. Needed for the show are singers, dancrs, actors, backstage hands, musicians, writers, pianists, and anyone interested in musical pro duction, according to Michael Re7enfeld, organizer. Thespians produce two shows a year, an original revue in the fall and a Broadway show in the spring. First semester women are not permitted to try out for the production. as supervisors for the Sally's sand wich concession conducted in the dormitories. Miss Zinn believes that the "personal" touch between students and her office should be kept to as great a. degree as possible. The third assistant to the dean of women is Jeanne Lindambn, who is in char g e of activities. Miss Lindaman, who came to the University last February, is ad viser to Panhellenic Council. She works with all sorority groups and alumni advisers and helps plan the rushing code of ethics for the two rushing seasons, in the fall and spring. She is also adviser to WSGA House of Representa- Lives. When exchange dinners are ar ranged between men and women's dormitories or between fraterni ties and sororities, Miss Lindaman acts as coordinator. She is in charge of completing arrange ments for the special candlelight dinners that are held in dining halls once a month. Cwens, sophomore woman's hat society, is another group for which Miss Lindaman is adviser. This group acts in advisory capa cities to freshman women during Orientation Week. Miss Lindaman stated that she is willing to answer any questions that freshman women may have concerning phases of sorority life. Scholarships and other financial assistance may be arranged for through the dean of women's of fice. Centel* Glee Club To Audition This Week The Glee Club, a 60-voice male organization, holds tryouts dur ing Orientation Week for its mem bership. Each member tries out annually for the group. The organization is directed by Frank Gullo, associate professor of music, and annually presents a concert before and after its tour. The tour, last spring, in cluded singing engagements in Reading, Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Smithtown, N.Y., and East Orange, N.J. Included in the Glee Club are two special groups, the Hy-Los and the Varsity Quartet. The Hy- Los, a comedy group composed of about 20 members, pfesents separate numbers at the concerts. The Quartet gives variety to the concerts. The Glee Club was organized in 1887 by George C. Butz, a pro fessor and graduate of the Uni versity, as the result of an article in the "Free Lance," the first student newspaper. There were 11 members, including Butz, when the group toured nearby commu nities in 1888. In 1913, the group made a coast-to-coast tour and in 1928, they went to, Europe. The Spring tour tradition began in 1920 when the group went to Wilkes-Barre and Binghamton, N.Y. The Varsity Quartet was or ganized about 50 years ago. Its first appearance was with the Thespians to sing parts of the performance, "Russian Hone y moon," and to provide between acts entertainment. , Members of the club who have been on two tours are presented with a key at the annual Spring banquet. Officers for the coming year are elected at the banquet. $5O Presented to Fiend Pastors - attending the 17th an nual conference for town and country pastors at the University this summer contributed $5O to the University which will be add ed to the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel Fund. Haiwomen Mc:irked By Grey Felt Hats Grey felt hats with red, blue or yellow symbols on the front, and a small gold pin are the trademarks of the sophomore, junior, and senior hatwomen on campus. Four hat societies are organized at the University to give recog nition to women for their leadership, scholarship, and service. The purpose of the groups is to promote University spirit, maintain a code of honor in all student rela tions, and preserve University traditions Mortar Board, oldest national honorary society for senior wo men, and Scrolls, established at the University two years ago, rec ognize senior women. Chimes is the junior society, and Cwens was founded for sophomore women. Mortar Board Mortar Board taps sixth semes ter women in the spring semester. An average of .3 above the All- University women's average is re quired for membership. The pin, shaped like a mortar board, carries the words Pi Sigma Alpha to signify service, scholar ship, and leadership—the objec tives of the society. Each year the group sponsors the Mardi Gras—an indoor carni val in Recreation Hall. Profits go to the Charlotte E. Ray scholar ship fund. Other activities of the group are assisting with Orienta tion Week and acting as hostesses for receptions with womeh from other honoraries. Scrolls Is Newest The most recent women's hat society to be chartered on campus is Scrolls. Sixth and seventh se mester women who have not been recognized by a hat society pre viously are chosen on the basis of scholarship and service. Members of Scrolls act as ushers for the Community Forum and assist in the Orientation Week ac tivities. The purpose of Chimes is to honor junior women who have shown loyalty to the University by giving their service and leader ship to the advancemernt of its (Continued on page 23) 'SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 11'. 1955 3 Curriculums Represented on Phys Ed Group The Physical Education Council represents students enrolled in physical education, health educa tion, and recreation curriculums. It aims to establish better student faculty relations. Among the projects it. spon sored last year for students en rolled in the College of Physical Education and Athletics were the Sportsmen's Holiday- an d the awarding of the Paul Smith me morial trophy. The trophy honors a former physical education major who died in 1946, three months before he was to graduate. It is awarded annually by the council to an outstanding senior male physical education major. The Descobalus, a physical edu cation newsletter, is published by the council. The open house held in the spring also is the responsi bility of the Council. Membership on the council is limited to 17, including officers, two representatives from each class, president of the recreation and repreientative of the health 'education organizations, two fac ulty members and .the Descobalus editor. - - . Anyone may nominate himself for council election by submitting to the council a petition signed by 15 physical education majors. This year's president is Dean Mullen.
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